Google updated their privacy policy today mentioning they have made two changes to the previous version. They created a “highlight” page where the interested user can get an overview on their privacy policy.
Then they added more detail to the full privacy statement and to the faq section about privacy.
Update: It seems the privacy policy was also updated because of Google Purchases, goggles new micropayment service.
The privacy policy now contains a statement that they are to “request credit card or other payment account information to be maintained in encrypted form on secure servers”

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